cf_standard_names record: 3ba9a880-8ca2-11ef-944e-41a8eb05f654 (v1.2.1)

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CF Standard Names (copied into data request to facilitate validation, particularly validation of consistency of definition in the CF standard with usage in the data request).



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canonical_unitskg m-2 s-1
descriptionThe phrase "tendency_of_X" means derivative of X with respect to time. "Amount" means mass per unit area. Surface snow amount refers to the amount on the solid ground or on surface ice cover, but excludes, for example, falling snowflakes and snow on plants. The specification of a physical process by the phrase "due_to_" process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase.
nametendency_of_surface_snow_amount_due_to_drifting_into_sea
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